Jean Stockard, PhD
Professor Emerita and Sociologist
I
have Bachelor
of Arts degrees in mathematics and sociology, a Masters of Arts in
Sociology,
and a PhD in Sociology. From 1974 to 2011 I taught at
the University of Oregon in the Departments of Sociology and
Planning, Public Policy, and Management. My classes dealt with a
variety of areas: substantive subjects such as the sociology of
education, sociology of health, children and society, and comparative sociology, as well as
methodology and quantitative analysis. While no
longer teaching I continue to work
with select students on their masters and doctoral projects. Over
the
years I have published books and articles in a wide variety of areas
including
sociology of gender, urban sociology, sociology of education, sociology
of
health, and demography. I was President of the Pacific Sociological
Association, the regional association serving the western United
States,
Canada, and
Mexico, in 2003, and served as co-editor of Sociological Perspectives,
a general sociological journal affiliated with the PSA. Since retiring from teaching I have
continued my research. All of my work is focused,
in one way or another, on facets of health as defined by the World
Health Organization: "physical, mental, and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." My research also builds on a long-standing interests in health, education, gender,
and human development. These are general areas in which my scholarly work has focused over the last decade:
Examining
literature regarding the Direct Instruction curricular programs. I
recently published a book, with colleagues Tim Wood, Cristy Couthlin,
and Caitlin Rasplica Khoury, that summarizes our extensive
meta-analysis of the literature on DI's effectiveness. The book, titled All Students Can Succeed (Lexington/Rowman and LIttlefield), also
includes extensive discussions of historical, methodological, and
political issues regarding change in education. (related publications)
Continuing
my collaborative research with Professor Gaylene Carpenter analyzing a
ten-year panel study of middle aged adults' values, attitudes, and
perspectives on life. Dr. Carpenter and I recently published a book on this work titled A Decade of Change and Continuity in Midlife (Cambridge Scholars Publishing). (related publications)
Serving as the senior researcher for COACh,
a grass-roots organization based at the University Oregon that works to
increase the number and career success of women scientists and
engineers (related publications).
Continuing
my long-time collaborative research with Professor Robert O'Brien on
cohort variations in well-being and lethal violence (related
publications).
Analyzing data gathered by Professor Geraldine Moreno regarding children's nutritional health (related publications)To see a list of all my publications and selected technical reports and white papers, including, where possible, links to PDFs, click here.
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Last updated July 5, 2020.